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As soon as the vehicle is loaded:
X
Apply the parking brake.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shift the transmission to position j.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage first gear.
X
Remove the key.
X
Lash down the vehicle.
Emergency engine starting by tow
starting
The following conditions must be met
before tow starting:
The battery is connected.
R
The engine has cooled down.
R
The exhaust system has cooled down.
R
X
Switch on the hazard warning lights.
X
Fit the towing eye.
X
Attach the tow bar or tow rope.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Turn the key to position 2 in the igni-
tion lock.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
activate manual gearshifting.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission:
depress the clutch pedal fully, engage
second gear and keep the clutch pedal
fully depressed.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Tow start the vehicle.
X
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
push the selector lever forwards towards
q until the engine starts. Do not depress
the accelerator pedal while doing so.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: with-
out depressing the accelerator pedal,
release the clutch pedal slowly.
X
Vehicles with manual transmission: when
the engine is started, immediately
depress the clutch pedal fully and select
neutral.
X
Keep the engine running by accelerating.
X
Pull over at a suitable place and stop the
vehicle safely, paying attention to road
and traffic conditions.
X
Apply the parking brake.
Manually releasing the selector lever lock
X
Remove the tow bar or tow rope.
X
Remove the towing eye.
Removing the towing eye
X
Loosen the towing eye and unscrew it.
X
Attach the cover to the recess at the top
and engage it at the bottom.
X
Stow the towing eye in the vehicle tool
tray.
Manually releasing the selector lever
lock
In cases of an electrical fault the selector
lever lock can be manually deactivated, e.g.
if the parking lock has been deactivated for
towing and should subsequently be re-
applied.
!
Do not use any sharp-edged objects to
prise out the cover from the centre con-
sole. Otherwise, the cover or the centre
console could be damaged.
X
Apply the parking brake.
X
Open the drawer on the front-passenger
side.
X
Prise out cover : on the centre console
from bottom edge ; using with a flat,
blunt object.
X
Pull cover : in the direction of the
arrow.
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